Frenchman Turpin has been appointed to the first leg of Bayern Munich and Real Madrid’s 2023/24 UEFA Champions League semi-final.
Clément Turpin, who took charge of Real Madrid’s Champions League final win in 2022, will referee Los Blancos’ semi-final first leg against Bayern Munich in Europe’s top men’s club competition.
What are Real Madrid’s results with Turpin as referee?
A FIFA international referee since 2010, Turpin has crossed paths with Madrid once already this season, overseeing the LaLiga leaders’ group-stage win over Napoli in October. That clash in Italy is one of six occasions on which the Frenchman has refereed games involving Madrid – and the Spaniards have been victorious every time.
Most notably, Turpin was appointed to Madrid’s 1-0 victory over Liverpool in the Champions League’s trophy decider in Paris two years ago, as Los Merengues lifted a record-extending 14th European title.
What are Bayern’s results with Turpin as referee?
Meanwhile, Turpin has coincided with Bayern eight times. The Germans are also unbeaten in games overseen by the 41-year-old, winning five and drawing three.
His highest-profile assignment involving Bayern came in 2022/23, when he refereed the Bavarians’ 1-1 draw with eventual tournament winners Manchester City, in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals.
UEL final ref, World Cup and Euros experience
Before being handed the 2022 Champions League final, Turpin took charge of the 2021 Europa League final in Gdansk, where Villarreal defeated Manchester United on penalties after a 1-1 draw.
At international level, Turpin refereed five matches across the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, officiating Brazil’s last-16 victory over South Korea in Qatar. At the European Championship, he was part of the 2016 and 2020 refereeing teams, overseeing a total of four group-stage fixtures.
Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid: start time, how to watch
In the first leg of the 2023/24 Champions League semi-finals, Bayern Munich host Real Madrid on Tuesday 30 April 2024, with kick-off at the Allianz Arena scheduled for 3pm ET/12 noon PT.
Viewers in the United States will be able to watch the game on CBS, TUDN USA, Paramount+ and ViX.
Who will Turpin’s assistant referees be in Munich? Who will the VAR be?
Turpin’s assistant referees will be compatriots Nicolas Danos and Benjamin Pages, and the fourth official will be Switzerland’s Sandro Schärer. The video assistant referee (VAR) will be France’s Jérôme Brisard, and the assistant VAR will be Willy Delajod, also French.
